How a viral dance video fuelled women’s rights debate in Egypt – By AFP (Al Jazeera) / January 13, 2022
A viral video of Egyptian teacher dancing prompted her husband to divorce her and split opinion in the country.
A video of an Egyptian mother-of-three dancing that went viral online prompting her husband to divorce her and her employers to sack her has reignited fierce debates over women’s rights.
The short video of Aya Youssef, a 30-year-old primary school teacher, shot on a mobile phone shows her wearing a headscarf, trousers and a long-sleeved top as she dances alongside colleagues, smiling as she enjoys a river cruise on the Nile.
But the video, which has been shared widely on social media since it was posted earlier this month, has split opinion.
Some critics accuse her of breaching the conservative values of society while others stand firmly with her in solidarity.
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